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Non-military Biographies and Memoirs

Biographies and autobiographies featuring (either in whole or in part) the experiences of authors involved in a wide variety of civilian occupations.

Civilian memoir
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20th Century Farmer's Boy

by Nick Adames

Following the fortunes of three generations a Sussex farming family during 100 years of rural change
memoir - Africa
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A Beat Around the Bush

by Alastair Tompkins
Experiences of a colonial police officer in Kenya in the 1950s and 60s
Family history
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A Cornucopia of Packs

by Jeffrey Pack
An illustrated history of the Pack family and their connection with the Kent village of Egerton over several centuries
military memoir
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A Diver in the Dark

by Sydney Knowles BEM
Memoir of a WW2 Royal Navy Clearance Diver and diving partner of Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb
biography - the arts
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A Lass Unparalleled

by Keith Connelly
Affectionate tribute to highly-respected British stage and screen actress Susan Fleetwood
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A Pilot's Perspective

by Cedric Flood

A former airline captain's reflections on a lifetime of commercial and private flying 1950-2012
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A Stone's Throw Away

by Nick Horobin & Jackie Newman
Inspiring true story of a paramedic's long road to recovery after an attack on his ambulance left him with life-changing injuries
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A Trek to Solomon’s Throne & The Valley of the Assassins

by Bruce Blackney
Diary of a 1974 expedition to the Takht-e-Sulaiman Massif, Iran in the footsteps of Freya Stark
memoir
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Aircraft Engineer

by Brian W.A. Johnson

Reflections on a 50-year career in aviation with the RAF and commercial airlines 1947-1997
military/civilian memoir
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At Your Service

by David Seeney 
Tracing the author's rise from footman to Lord Beaverbrook via the RAF to Senior Police officer 1930s-80s
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Aunt Alice's War

by Douglas Walker

Alice's misguided efforts to protect the Lancashire seaside town of St Annes from enemy subterfuge during WW2 will have readers in stitches
WW2 memoir
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Blitz Boy

by Robert Trevor
A London boy's experiences in the Blitz and as an evacuee in rural Berkshire and Liverpool during World War Two
Autobiography - family life
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Boys & Other Animals

by Josephine Duggan Rees
Amusing portrait of family life in rural England in the 1950s, 60s and 70s
Memoir
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Capital City Paramedic

by John Kinsley
Experiences of a London Ambulanceman 1975-82
WW2 memoir
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Cirla's Story

by Cirla Lewis

A young Jewish girl's traumatic experiences in occupied Belgium during WW2
aviation memoir
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Climb to and Maintain

by Eric Woods
A navigator's experiences with BOAC in the postwar years